a set of institutions successfully claiming a monopoly over political rule-making and the legitimate use of violent and coercion within a given territory

state

a mass of individuals who define themselves collectively as a people

nation

the study of society

Sociology

the product of relatively continuous and enduring interactions, within a political territory, between people more or less identifying themselves as members of the society theses interactions being maintained by an ensemble of political, economic, cultural and other institutions the sum of such interactions occurring with similarly defined societies external to the given territory.

society

a series of interrelated economic, political, and cultural changes, sometimes contradictory and even opposed throughout the world

globalization

purposeful action in contract theorizing

praxis

grand theory of social action that emphasizes the relationship among institutions that fulfill specific functions necessary for the continuation and survival of the society

Structural-funtional theory

theory based on Karl Marx's idea that world history was a result of class struggle and more widely structured contradictions

conflict theory

theory that deals with interactions within small groups or organizations. Symbolic interaction is a sociological offshoot of social psychology

symbolic interaction theory

an understanding of the meaning that other's attach to events, symbols and experiences

verstehen

theory that deals with social construction of meanings

post structural theory

our material institutions, actions, and beliefs are shaped though not determined, by past events and our understanding or misunderstanding of those events

Historical sociology

a simulation based on calculations about the relative probability of plausible outcomes

counterfactual history

policy used to preserve the mother countries supply of precious metals and to make it less vulnerable during times of war

mercantilism

the deliberate use of acts of violence or the threat of violence by individuals, groups or the state for the purpose of furthering political ends.

Terrorism

the system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy involving inequalities of various sorts.

social stratification

thesis that the Conquest had destroyed New France's embryonic bourgeoise

decapitation thesis

someone's ability to impose his or her will upon others even against their resistance

power

the set of assumptions, beliefs, explanations, values and unexamined knowledge through which we come to understand reality

idology

francophone workers

francophone prolectariat

an ideology of conservation nationalism reflecting the influence of the Catholic Church during the late 20th century

clerico-nationalism

the tendency of English-speaking Canadians to identify with the shape of Canada as learned in school by looking at the map, but to know nothing about the history or culture of their fellow citizens, especially those in Quebec.

mapism

an extrordinary quality of a person, regardless of wether this quality is actual, alleged or presumed

charisma

theory that Canada is both French and English and that they are combined together to make Canada

two nations theory(compact theory)

the more or less agreed-upon societal rules and expectations specifying ways of behaving in society

social norms

refers both to the institutions, practices and principles that define and structure a system of government and to the written document that establishes or articulates such a system.

consitution

rules that govern society enforced by the government

laws

the ability to grasp history through biography and the relations of the two within society

sociological imagination

Canada as a bilingual country at a federal level

institutional bilingualism

the level of being bilingual in the everyday usage of French and English

territorial bilingualism

a form of arrangement or relaxation amid at ensuring respect for the right of equality which follows the strict application of an institutional standard infringes on an individual's right to equality

reasonable accomodation

the intercultural dovetailing relationship among four groups the francophone majority, the anglophone minority. the Aboriginal minority and the cultural communities

interculturalsime

concept based on the moral equality of persons, freedom of conscience and religion, the separation of church and state and the state's neutrality with respect to religious and deep seated secular convictions

open secularism

that unless there is a valid reason to the contrary state functions should be exercised by the lowest level of government

subsidiarity

the idea that Quebec is not like the other provinces therefore there needs are different

asymmetrical federalism

the total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a year

gross domestic product

the doctrine that declares that the Americans are to be free of foriegn influence and that the United States will act to prevent such influence

monroe Doctrine

the new country was divinely ordained with a special mission to cover North America

Manifest destiny

the belief held by many Americans that the United States cannot be judged by the same standards as other countries

American expansionism

American policy of high tariffs to protect domestic manufacturers making it cheeper to buy domestically than to import products also expand transportation systems built through federal contracts and guarantee loans to private operators and designed to bring products to market thirdly immigration to supply domestic markets

a sense of grievance based on the belief that regional differences are not natural but result from the actions of individuals or groups residing outside the region

regional alienation

the requirement that subordinate group members express outward compliance with the values and practices of the dominant British group

anglo-comformity

the belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another

racism

the fear of what is strange

xenophobia

the number of people out of work and actively looking for work divided by the total number of labour force participants including the unemployed

unemployment rate

built around mass political movements mobilized around symbols and traditions congruent with the popular culture which express a group's sense of threat arising from powerful outside elements and directed at the groups perceived peoplehood

populist

a system of state provision of people's social needs outside private markets

welfare state

the set of values beliefs and behaviours that lend predictability to our everyday surroundings

symbolic order

the tendency of new immigrants to settle in areas already populated by members of their cultural community

chain migration

whereby no culture is officially privileged over another

multiculteralism

Canada's founding as a hinterland producer of raw exports for world markets curtailed normal economic and political development

staples theory

emphasizes the unequal relationship between core and periphery in the world capitalist system set in motion by early colonization

dependency theory

the elites helped found the country and develop it as they were the owners of the fur trade and other resource industries

elite theory

that canada developed because of a class system that controlled the economics and politics of the country

class theory

an activist approach to economic development on the part of provincial governments

province building

the simultaneous occurrence of a declining economy and increasing unemployment with rising inflation

stagflation

an ideological belief in the efficiency of free markets limited government and private property

neo-liberalism

a positive combination of interaction reciprocity and trust that bonds people to their communities

social capital

the bonding effect of society that arise spontaneously out of individuals willingly interacting together towards collective goals

social cohesion

combines education occupation and income in a composite index

socio-economic status

people move through life as members of a group with the potential of becoming conscious of this affiliation

social class

the upward or downward movement of individuals or groups from one position in the social stratification system to another position

social mobility

the total amount of money and other financial assets owned by individuals or families